The president: “In the second half we dropped a little too much, we certainly conceded the third goal with ten men and, in that situation, we have to be smarter.” The coach: “We paid for a bit of tiredness in the second half”
The sweet illusion caressed them for more than an hour, after having greeted a first half as a compact and dangerous team, and at the end of a start to the second half played with heads held high. “We had an excellent first half, it’s a shame about that first goal which we can never concede – comments the president of Torino, Urbano Cairo -. In the second half we lowered ourselves a little too much, we certainly conceded the third goal with ten men and, in that situation, we have to be smarter. In the first half we waited for them to replace Leao, on this other side it wasn’t like that…”. Regardless of the result, there are many positive notes that Toro takes home: “The first half was excellent, and I saw Zapata as I knew him: he scored a great goal by moving well. And then a monumental Vlasic… There were many good things, let’s say it’s a shame to have lost like this: it’s a match that we must never lose. But, now, I told the boys that we have to play a match against Cremonese as if it were Milan. If we concede three goals, there are some mistakes and it must be corrected. The team played a good match, it must be put in order. But the issue is not the coach, Baroni is not in question.”
the technician
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An evening that could have been a great relaunch turned into a concentration of great regrets with a bitter aftertaste. “We have to work, we have to intensify the work even more – comments Baroni -: the team has great participation during the week, they believe in what we do. We have to work even harder, but in my opinion the performance was strong”. Baroni prefers to look at the glass half full and think about the future with optimism. “I have to say that I liked the team, and I have great faith in these guys”, adds the coach who then turns a thought to those players who will be back at full capacity. “From now on we will have Simeone back, who is a fundamental player for us. Ismajli will also return, who gives us good solidity. And then there is Duvan (Zapata, ed.) who has found the goal again: there are, therefore, some positive things – he underlines -. I am used to looking at the positive aspects, as well as focusing with great severity on what is not working. But there are also positive aspects that the team must see. I have great faith in team: we didn’t deserve the defeat.”
the goal in 10
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Milan’s third goal, the winning one, was taken by the Granata with ten men while Tameze was off the pitch injured and with Masina’s substitution delayed. “Tameze was out, Masina wasn’t ready to come in, they quickly resumed the game – says Baroni -, the ball never came out again and so the action continued. When things aren’t going well, you have to pay more attention to these things too”.
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